Global Patent Index - EP 1695884 A1

EP 1695884 A1 20060830 - Method and device for determining the mass of a motor vehicle during a state transition thereof

Title (en)

Method and device for determining the mass of a motor vehicle during a state transition thereof

Title (de)

Verfahren zur einfachen Berechnung der Fahrzeugmasse während einer Zustandsänderung

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour la détermination de la masse d'un véhicule automobile pendant un changement d'état

Publication

EP 1695884 A1 20060830 (DE)

Application

EP 06001679 A 20060127

Priority

DE 102005008970 A 20050228

Abstract (en)

The method involves determining retarder speeds at two different points of time, and obtaining a temporal derivative of the determined speeds of the retarder. Braking torques (M ret1, M ret2) of the retarder are determined at the two points of time and vehicle configuration is determined from a rear axle drive ratio (i ha) and a dynamic tire radius (r dyn). Vehicle mass is determined based on the torques, derivative, ratio and radius. The vehicle mass m fzg is computed from the equation: m fzg = (30x(i ha) 2>),(3.14x(r dyn) 2>) x(M ret2-M ret1),(n ret2-n ret1). An independent claim is also included for a system for computing mass of a motor vehicle.

IPC 8 full level

B60T 8/172 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60T 8/172 (2013.01); G01G 19/086 (2013.01); B60T 2250/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1695884 A1 20060830; EP 1695884 B1 20090415; DE 102005008970 A1 20060831; DE 502006003408 D1 20090528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06001679 A 20060127; DE 102005008970 A 20050228; DE 502006003408 T 20060127